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California Child Support suspension of drivers license law

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  • Mar 26th, 2013
    Someone from Stevinson, CA writes:
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    I was homeless for the first 2 years ofmy daughters life. I fell behind $8000 in child support. My license was suspended for 5 years due to past fines. I finally got caught up and paid all that off so I could get a job to pay my child support. I am a garage door installer and could easily get a great paying job to support myself and my family, with my experience. The job requires a drivers license. A week after I finally got my license back., that I worked so hard for, it gets taken away and suspended again due to child support. Now im stuck in a situation where I need a license to get a job and a job to get a license. I've become very depressed and suicidal and have given up all hope on any way of getting back on track because this law has held me down so much.
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  • Mar 21st, 2013
    Someone from San Diego, CA writes:
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    Can we make life any more difficult for those trying to do the right thing???
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  • Mar 13th, 2013
    Someone from Bellflower, CA writes:
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    My drivers license is suspended as well, My son is lives out of the country on top of that im on GR and they still wont release my license. Im also an electricain and need my license to work in order to make my payments... Im lost this has caused me a hardship.
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  • Mar 11th, 2013
    Someone from Bellflower, CA signed.
  • Mar 7th, 2013
    Someone from Las Vegas, NV writes:
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    The suspension of driver's license law the California Child Support Division enforces, is causing hardship for the non-cunstodial parent's. I understand this laws was enforced for that of deadbeat "father's". But this law is causing more loss of jobs, than it is inspiering that of deadbeat dad's. this law needs to be reconsiderd, or even revoked from the bill of the United State Senate.
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  • Feb 25th, 2013
    Someone from Grand Terrace, CA signed.
  • Feb 19th, 2013
    Someone from Chula Vista, CA writes:
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    I Work in the IT field as a IT Technician If this law is removed I could work more. I get IT projects offers that consistently require I have a Valid Drivers license. With this law in place I can only take stationary Projects instead of Projects that I can travel to. I want to pay off my child support But!, I have to take limited Projects instead of working all year round this forces me into a part time position. What even worst is being told by child support you have to make 4 payments at one time to get your license suspension cleared, and that's even if I have been working on a project and paying current child support they say they require 4 months of payments at one time to clear the license suspension. That just wrong I have been trying for what seems like for ever to get some help on this. Please! FIX this unlawful mess. And of the revenue side for the state of California lose so much money by keeping drivers from renewing their licenses every 2 years because of this MORONIC unlawful passing of this law by child support. Just a thought Here! I have even been arrested by child support for not paying when I was actually working and paying child support from wage garnishment (had to bring proof to court two weeks later when they finally decided to put me on the court calender) to have some stupid person come from child support to confirm that I have been paying. loss of time off work and all I got is a stupid apology.
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  • Feb 13th, 2013
    Someone from Miami, FL writes:
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    How can civil obedience/patriotism be expected in the eyes of an abusive government? U.S. enacted laws are supposed to be fair, i.e. abide by the U.S. Constitution. This is what differentiates the U.S. from dictatorship governments. Ironically, with the enactment of Dictator Bill Clinton?s Barbaric Dead Beat Fathers Act the U.S. has fast become a dictatorship in itself! Such enforcement efforts of this barbaric, bullying, medieval era minded act are counterproductive and stupid!, i.e. suspension of drivers/occupational license, abusive credit reporting, denial of passport, arrests, adjudication, criminalization and incarceration actually destroy employment as well as employment prospects for the non custodial parent. PARENTS ARE NOT CRIMINALS! WHY CAN?T WE LIVE WITHOUT ABUSIVE GOVERNMENT CONTROL? This barbaric act even punishes U.S. Soldiers or Veterans who have risked, laid down, and lost their lives for this abusive country. Bill Clinton or Barack Obama could give a rats butt after all, neither have served in the military! Incarceration is the biggest burden on the tax payer, not your so called dead beat parent! It cost 30k to 70k per annum to incarcerate a person. What?s more is that more than two thirds of most states fiscal budget is attributed towards the cost of incarceration and this doesn?t include the fiscal budget for the federal dept of corrections! CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS HONORABLE IN THE FACE OF GOVERNMENT ABUSE! We shall overcome the BARBARIC, BULLYING, MEDIEVAL ERA MINDED CLINTONOMICS DEAD BEAT FATHERS ACT, SO WE PRAY!
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  • Feb 9th, 2013
    Someone from San Leandro, CA signed.
  • Feb 7th, 2013
    Someone from El Cajon, CA writes:
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    I agree this has caused so much hardship in my life, that its depressing just thinking about it. We already have our passport revoked and can't get one. They treat us worse than Felony criminals.
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  • Feb 1st, 2013
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  • Jan 30th, 2013
    Someone from Auburn, CA writes:
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    This law is counter productive? Please, set laws that actually make sense.
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  • Jan 29th, 2013
    Someone from Torrance, CA writes:
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    This law prevents fathers who are trying to help their children from doing so. How can my husband help his son's mother if he can't work. He can't work because he can't get a Drivers License. It's a ridiculous catch 22. It is hurting far more than it is helping anyone - especially the children involved in these situations.
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  • Jan 25th, 2013
    Someone from Red Bluff, CA writes:
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    I have half custody of 3 my 3 boys. They live w me half the time.im not supposed to pay support of any kind as to the devorce orders. However she continues to go on welfare in return they want me to pay and took my lisence. Now homeless jobless and been thrown in jail a few times due to not being able to drive. I cant get my kids to and from school. I cant get them to wresling practice or tournys. I have no money ive been dep and now suffer from major anziety from.this crap. Its wrong i am not a dead beat dad.. Can anybody help?!?!?!
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  • Jan 25th, 2013
    Someone from Red Bluff, CA writes:
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    I have half custody of 3 my 3 boys. They live w me half the time.im not supposed to pay support of any kind as to the devorce orders. However she continues to go on welfare in return they want me to pay and took my lisence. Now homeless jobless and been thrown in jail a few times due to not being able to drive. I cant get my kids to and from school. I cant get them to wresling practice or tournys. I have no money ive been dep and now suffer from major anziety from.this crap. Its wrong i am not a dead beat dad.. Can anybody help?!?!?!
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  • Jan 19th, 2013
    Someone from Willows, CA writes:
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    How can they expect us to pay child support without a driver's license to get to work? Absolutely pointless
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  • Jan 14th, 2013
    Someone from Bakersfield, CA signed.
  • Jan 14th, 2013
    Someone from Lake Hughes, CA writes:
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    i have had my son for 4 years i dont owe current i just owe backs but i still cant get my c.a. DL i thank we as fathers we should have the righht to feed our kids you really cant do much with out a DL
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  • Jan 11th, 2013
    Someone from Lakewood, CA writes:
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    Dcfs became involved in mycase and my ex and should have been billed only half the total bill. However we were both charged the full amount. I've not been able to get a ligit job for about 15yrs
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  • Jan 11th, 2013
    Someone from Lakewood, CA writes:
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    Dcfs became involved in mycase and my ex and should have been billed only half the total bill. However we were both charged the full amount. I've not been able to get a ligit job for about 15yrs
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  • Jan 9th, 2013
    Someone from Lancaster, CA writes:
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    I TRIED TO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE WITH COMMON SENSE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THEY HAVE NO CLUE HOW THIS AFFECTS US WITH EMPLOYMENT.
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  • Jan 5th, 2013
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  • Jan 3rd, 2013
    Someone from El Monte, CA writes:
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    Once again, our goverment lack of leadship doesn't understand the needs of family.
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  • Jan 1st, 2013
    Someone from Richmond, VA writes:
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    how can a dad who drives truck get a job? what if he gets in a wreck and misses 1 or 2 payments or gets laid off? how do you expect him to get back to work they should at least be given a work restriction
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  • Dec 23rd, 2012
    Someone from Salton City, CA signed.
  • Dec 19th, 2012
    Someone from Sacramento, CA writes:
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    Does the Child Support System understand that most jobs require a Driver License for employment verification reasons? My boyfriend was offered a job and once they found out his Driver License was suspended they wouldn?t hire him. The system works against fathers that in fact wants to get jobs and are frowned upon because an employer won?t hire them with a suspended license on their record. They asked these fathers to pay a lump sum in order to get their license back; where are they supposed to get this magic money? Not everyone has relatives or friends that will loan them money. By punishing these good fathers (not dead beat dads) they are punishing the children; everyone loses in this scenario! Please help.
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  • Dec 19th, 2012
    Someone from Los Angeles, CA writes:
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    unfair law which does not help
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  • Dec 16th, 2012
    Someone from San Bruno, CA writes:
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    it is someones prerogative to pay or not pay. there are ways for creditors to get thier money back..this law is allowing people to be cruelly punished and put into a situation that only worsens..... They allways knew this. it wold generate money. you have to pay fines to the DMV and court. if u drive on a suspended well you go to jail. how much money do they get?
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  • Dec 11th, 2012
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  • Dec 10th, 2012
    Someone from Chico, CA writes:
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    If participants are making payments even if they are smaller then the outrageous amounts awarded these days they should not have their license suspended, this is dumb they can't go to work.
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  • Nov 16th, 2012
    Someone from Los Angeles, CA signed.
  • Nov 9th, 2012
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  • Nov 8th, 2012
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  • Oct 25th, 2012
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  • Oct 10th, 2012
    Someone from Grass Valley, CA writes:
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    I have been paying my child support now for a close to 4 years and they suspended my license for my back child support and soon since I won't have a license I will lose my job and my kids will not get their child support. Not to mention when I went to mediation they reduced my child support and we're supposed to take the interest off of what I owed and they never did causing me to owe interest on interest which is now 99,000 dollars in child support when it should only be 25,000 dollars. Thank you Santa Clara county DA.
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  • Oct 7th, 2012
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  • Oct 2nd, 2012
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  • Sep 30th, 2012
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  • Sep 27th, 2012
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